[Event "Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2007.11.30"] [Round "2"] [White "Herbers, Rick"] [Black "Hauke, Rudolf"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B07"] [WhiteElo "1970"] [BlackElo "1879"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "86"] [EventDate "2007.??.??"] {B07: Pirc Defence: Miscellaneous Systems} 1. e4 d6 2. Nc3 g6 3. Bc4 Bg7 { last book move} 4. d3 c6 {Consolidates b5} (4... Nc6 5. a3 $14) 5. Nge2 Nf6 6. O-O O-O 7. f4 (7. Bb3 Nbd7 $11) 7... d5 $11 {Black threatens to win material: d5xc4} 8. Bb3 dxe4 (8... Na6 9. Qe1 $11) 9. dxe4 $14 Qc7 10. Kh1 {White has an active position} (10. Qe1 Rd8 $14) 10... Na6 11. Qe1 Nc5 {Black threatens to win material: Nc5xe4} 12. Be3 {White threatens to win material: Be3xc5} (12. Ng3 $11) 12... Qa5 {White has an active position} (12... Nfxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bd4 $15) 13. Nd5 (13. e5 $5 {should not be overlooked} Nfe4 14. Bc4 $14) 13... Qxe1 $11 14. Nxe7+ ({Worse is} 14. Raxe1 cxd5 15. Bxc5 Nxe4 16. Bxe7 Re8 $17) 14... Kh8 15. Rfxe1 Nfxe4 16. Nxc8 Raxc8 17. Bd4 f5 18. Bxg7+ Kxg7 19. Nd4 Rcd8 20. c3 Rfe8 21. Kg1 (21. Bc2 Ne6 22. Nxe6+ Rxe6 $17) 21... Nd3 $17 22. Rf1 (22. Ne6+ Rxe6 $1 {taking over the initiative} 23. Bxe6 Nxe1 24. Rxe1 Rd2 $17) 22... Kf6 23. Bc2 c5 {Black threatens to win material: c5xd4} (23... Nxb2 $142 24. Bxe4 Rxe4 $17) 24. Nf3 $2 (24. Bxd3 $142 {and White has air to breath} cxd4 25. cxd4 Rxd4 26. Rad1 $15) 24... Nxf4 $19 25. Rae1 Nd6 26. g3 Nh3+ 27. Kg2 Ng5 28. Nd2 Rxe1 29. Rxe1 Nge4 (29... Ngf7 30. Nf3 $19) 30. Rd1 (30. Nxe4+ Nxe4 31. Bxe4 fxe4 32. Rxe4 Rd2+ 33. Kh3 Rxb2 $17) 30... Nxd2 $19 31. Rxd2 Nf7 32. Re2 ( 32. Rxd8 $5 Nxd8 33. Bd1 $19) 32... Ne5 33. h3 h5 34. Bb3 c4 35. Bc2 b5 36. Rf2 Nd3 (36... a5 $142 $19) 37. Re2 $2 (37. Bxd3 $142 Rxd3 38. h4 $19) 37... Nxb2 38. Bxf5 (38. h4 {is no salvation} a5 39. a3 Rd6 $19) 38... Na4 (38... Kxf5 $6 {is much worse} 39. Rxb2 Rd5 40. Rb1 $19) (38... gxf5 $6 {is the less attractive alternative} 39. Rxb2 Rd5 40. Kf2 $19) 39. Bc2 (39. Be4 {cannot undo what has already been done} Nxc3 40. Rf2+ Kg7 $19) 39... Nxc3 40. a3 (40. Rf2+ {hardly improves anything} Kg7 $19) 40... a5 (40... Nxe2 {makes it even easier for Black} 41. Be4 Rd2 42. Ba8 $19) 41. g4 (41. Rf2+ {cannot change destiny} Kg7 $19) 41... hxg4 (41... Nxe2 $142 {seems even better} 42. gxh5 gxh5 43. Kf2 $19) 42. hxg4 (42. Rf2+ {is not much help} Kg5 $19) 42... b4 (42... Nxe2 43. Kf1 Rd2 $19) 43. axb4 (43. Rf2+ {does not solve anything} Kg5 44. axb4 axb4 $19) 43... axb4 (43... axb4 44. g5+ Kxg5 $19) (43... Nxe2 44. bxa5 Rd2 45. Kf3 Rxc2 46. a6 Ra2 47. Ke3 Ke5 48. Kf2 Nd4+ 49. Kg3 c3 50. a7 c2 51. a8=R Rxa8 52. g5 Ra3+ 53. Kf2 c1=Q 54. Kg2 Qc2+ 55. Kh1 Ra1#) 0-1